Rain, light snow in Tuesday's Evansville forecast

EVANSVILLE - The temperature is expected to drop late Tuesday morning in Evansville and could cause some light snow by late afternoon. However, little accumulation is expected in Evansville, according to the National Weather Service.

It was 45 degrees at 6 a.m. at the Evansville Regional Airport. The temperature is expected to start to drop at about 10 a.m.

Rain showers are likely today before that precipitation turns over to a mix of rain and snow during a blustery Tuesday. Sustained winds of about 20 mph are expected all day and gusts could reach more than 35 mph. The chance of precipitation during the day is 90 percent. As of Tuesday morning, the weather service expects the precipitation to start changing over to snow about 4 p.m.

Most of the precipitation will be out of the immediate Evansville area by 7 p.m., the weather service predicted as of Tuesday morning. Local snow accumulations aren't expected to exceed more than a half-inch. However, the weather service warned local motorists that the freezing temperature and light snow could cause some slick spots on the roads tonight and for the morning commute on Wednesday. Tonight's low is expected to dip into the upper-20s.

However, areas to northeast of Evansville are expected to get more snow from the same winter weather system. Several counties southwest of Indianapolis, including Dubois and Orange, are under a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 4 p.m. (EST) and could see one to four inches of snow from the system tonight.